TouchDesigner for Live Visuals

VIVO MEDIA ARTS CENTRE, incorporated in 1973 as the Satellite Video Exchange Society (SVES), is Vancouver’s oldest media arts access centre. VIVO continues to fulfill its founding vision by directly supporting independent artists, community-based producers and activists to develop and exchange their skills in a supportive environment. Our members gather around the tools and material means of production to invent new understandings, new genres and new friendships. Reflecting both the diversity of contemporary technologies and the symbiotic communities that coalesce around new forms of knowledge and creativity, our programming fosters formal, aesthetic and critical approaches to media arts practice. VIVO builds an audience of makers, organizers and critics through artists in residence, lectures, workshops, performances, exhibitions and curatorial and archival research. As an integral artist run centre in Vancouver, our resources and facilities will continue to inform and influence engagement in all levels of media art investment.

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In response to COVID-19, this workshop will take place over video conferencing (i.e., not in-person at VIVO). To join the online meeting, participants will be sent an invitation the morning of the first session. 
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TouchDesigner for Live Visuals 
 
A beginner workshop on real-time video manipulation for live performance and interactive installations, with artist Yasushi Harada.
 
9 hours total over 3 sessions, online // $50, or $30 with any <A HREF="http://www.vivomediaarts.com/index.php/equipment/cameras" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">VIVO Producer Membership </A>(+GST) 
 
Session 1: Sun, May 17, 1pm - 4pm Session 2: Sat, May 23, 1pm - 4pm Session 3: Sun, May 24, 1pm - 4pm
 
All times listed are Pacific Daylight Time  
 
 
Prerequisites and recommendations: 
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<LI>Before the first session of this workshop, participants must download and install the free software TouchDesigner Non-Commercial, available here: <A HREF="https://derivative.ca/download" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://derivative.ca/download</A>. Please check that your computer meets the minimum requirements to run the software.</LI>
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<LI>To join the workshop, participants will use the free Zoom Desktop Client, available for free here (click on the Download button under "Zoom Client for Meetings"): <A HREF="https://zoom.us/download" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://zoom.us/download</A>.</LI>
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<LI>Participants must bring their own video files to use during exercises.</LI>
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<LI>It is recommended that participants use a mouse with 3 buttons, as it makes the workflow much easier. </LI>
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This online workshop introduces you to live video manipulation for performance and interactive installations using <A HREF="http://derivative.ca" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">TouchDesigner (http://derivative.ca/)</A>. 
 
If you're dizzy after reading the extensive list of features TouchDesigner offers -- realtime 3D rendering & compositing, projection mapping, lighting & audio for live shows, VR tools -- this intro workshop is a good place to start familiarizing yourself with the software and meet other beginners too!
 
The instructor will encourage participants to keep in touch through Slack and the following TouchDesigner Study Group he organizes: <A HREF="https://www.patreon.com/tdstudy" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.patreon.com/tdstudy</A>
 
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<LI>Video playback</LI>
<LI>Various inputs and effects</LI>
<LI>Various operators and ouputs</LI>
<LI>User interface</LI>
<LI>3D rendering</LI>
<LI>Audio visualization</LI>
<LI>Live effects for video conferencing</LI>
<LI>Streaming from TouchDesigner</LI>
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Open lab time will be given to participants, with instructor available for questions.
 
 
Participants must bring their own video files to be used during workshop exercises, as well as have a mouse with three buttons.
 
 
 
 
 
This workshop will be video recorded for participants to review after the workshop. 
 
 
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<A HREF="https://chimana.co" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><IMG STYLE="margin: 10px; float: left;" ALT="" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/60655849/yasushi.jpeg" WIDTH="250">Yasushi Harada</IMG></A> is an interactive developer, technical director and visual artist born in Tokyo, Japan, currently living in Vancouver. With a background in psychology, he later found his passion for creating visuals with programming languages while he was working at a creative agency. He has worked for brand activation events, museum exhibitions, night club events and music festivals and has focused on creating live visuals and interactive installations mainly with TouchDesigner in recent years. He is a founder and co-organizer of the TouchDesigner Study Group Vancouver.
 
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Questions? Email us at education@vivomediaarts.com or call 604-872-8337, ext. 5 
 
Want access to discounts? 
 
Sign up to for a <A HREF="http://www.vivomediaarts.com/become-a-member" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Producer Membership</A> -- either the Extended or Basic -- it's totally worth it if you're taking more than one workshop within the year!
 
Or redeem your the <A HREF="http://www.vivomediaarts.com/volunteer-vivo" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Video Bucks you earned by volunteering</A>
 
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Refunds: Class sizes are small, and our instructors need to be paid–if you can’t make a class that you’ve signed up for, we need time to alert wait-listed participants. VIVO presently asks that withdrawals from workshops be requested by emailing education@vivomediaarts.com at least 12 days prior to the workshop date, if you would like to receive a refund minus a $5 administration fee. Thanks!

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